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Just looked at the numbers.. Since Crosby got hurt January 18th til he returned March 4th.
Malkin had 15G 22A 37Points 22 Games.
And from Crosby's Injury til end of season.
24G 30A 54P 35G
Malkin had 15G 22A 37Points 22 Games.
And from Crosby's Injury til end of season.
24G 30A 54P 35G
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I could replace Canuck fan with Leaf fan and the sentence still holds true. Probably more true actually.
Ya, I'm also hearing the deal is 5 mill pro-rated, not the 10 he was initially offered. If that's the case, good for him. Apparently you guys are still 7 mill under the cap so that leaves plenty of room for a trade or FA signing or two.
But I still hope he pulls his groin, sorry. He set the team he apparently loved back a few years because he couldn't make up his mind.
Ya, I'm also hearing the deal is 5 mill pro-rated, not the 10 he was initially offered. If that's the case, good for him. Apparently you guys are still 7 mill under the cap so that leaves plenty of room for a trade or FA signing or two.
But I still hope he pulls his groin, sorry. He set the team he apparently loved back a few years because he couldn't make up his mind.
As a Leaf fan I completely understand the animosity towards Sundin for refusing to be traded last season, but at the same time here was a player at the time who wasn't sure if he wanted to play another year. Hell...it's taken him this long to decide if he was motivated to play again this year. It was completely within Sundin's right to exercise the no trade clause and refuse to be moved. IMO...too many of these clauses are given too liberally.
All SUndin brings to the Canucks is an increased chance to win the cup, which is what most Canuck fans ask for.
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The Swedish centre ended a five-month wait Thursday by accepting the Canucks offer of US$10-million for one year. Pro-rated for the rest of the season, he'll earn around US$5 million
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As a Leaf fan I completely understand the animosity towards Sundin for refusing to be traded last season, but at the same time here was a player at the time who wasn't sure if he wanted to play another year. Hell...it's taken him this long to decide if he was motivated to play again this year.
No trades are more for controlling where you're traded, not blocking a deal altogether.
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As a Leaf fan I completely understand the animosity towards Sundin for refusing to be traded last season, but at the same time here was a player at the time who wasn't sure if he wanted to play another year. Hell...it's taken him this long to decide if he was motivated to play again this year. It was completely within Sundin's right to exercise the no trade clause and refuse to be moved. IMO...too many of these clauses are given too liberally.
I disagree.. Everything seemed premeditated to me.. We all knew he was coming back. But who's to argue when that has become the trend the last few years.
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I think no trades are for controlling where you're traded as well as saying to management that "I do not want to be traded period."
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One thing for sure is that any of these mid season signings should be stopped. Maybe the NHL should introduce a free agent waiver where all teams can claim these types of mid season acquisitions.
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You guys are all going to owe me for this tip right here lol...
Want free stat tracker on yahoo..
Go to http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12777...click on the Greasemonkey firefox extension...download it. Go back to your team and click show stats and there you go
Want free stat tracker on yahoo..
Go to http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/12777...click on the Greasemonkey firefox extension...download it. Go back to your team and click show stats and there you go
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Haha yeah...it doesn't add everything up to the weekly total but is still a very nice feature.
Christoph...who should be writing his last paper that is due tomorrow
Christoph...who is thinking, who was that guy that always put a comment in the third person at the end of every post??
Christoph...who should be writing his last paper that is due tomorrow
Christoph...who is thinking, who was that guy that always put a comment in the third person at the end of every post??
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Interesting. Interesting.
Yes - being able to steal shit and not get caught is tits!!
Serves Yahoo right - how many of us could really afford $10 for a really nice season-long stat tracker that we use almost every day? What were they thinking?? First they make us pay nothing for the league and now they want to rape us for $10? You know what I could do with $10?? I hope the asshole who wrote the really cool stat tracker code (that I use almost every day) becomes homeless and dies.
Serves Yahoo right - how many of us could really afford $10 for a really nice season-long stat tracker that we use almost every day? What were they thinking?? First they make us pay nothing for the league and now they want to rape us for $10? You know what I could do with $10?? I hope the asshole who wrote the really cool stat tracker code (that I use almost every day) becomes homeless and dies.
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chips and smokes, lets go
Yes - being able to steal shit and not get caught is tits!!
Serves Yahoo right - how many of us could really afford $10 for a really nice season-long stat tracker that we use almost every day? What were they thinking?? First they make us pay nothing for the league and now they want to rape us for $10? You know what I could do with $10?? I hope the asshole who wrote the really cool stat tracker code (that I use almost every day) becomes homeless and dies.
Serves Yahoo right - how many of us could really afford $10 for a really nice season-long stat tracker that we use almost every day? What were they thinking?? First they make us pay nothing for the league and now they want to rape us for $10? You know what I could do with $10?? I hope the asshole who wrote the really cool stat tracker code (that I use almost every day) becomes homeless and dies.
Interesting. Interesting.
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chips and smokes, lets go
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hmmm...
So I'm open to suggestions in helping choose a new team name for a certain someone :-)
I was thinking Sloppy Seconds... but I'm sure someone else on here can help me think of something a little better
So I'm open to suggestions in helping choose a new team name for a certain someone :-)
I was thinking Sloppy Seconds... but I'm sure someone else on here can help me think of something a little better
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i saw the Dallas Stars plane today. it's parked at the north end of Pearson. If you drive down Derry Rd., east of Dixie, you'll see it. just thought i'd share
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The sizzle in the Steak
Now you know times are "tough" in NHL Land
The Kings, like many other NHL teams, are offering deep discounts in an attempt to sell tickets. But their latest promotion could make some previous ticket holders very unhappy.
The Kings announced they will hold a 36-hour sale in which all tickets for their six January home games, including those seats available in the lower bowl, will be on sale for $11.50 each. The sale will begin Friday at 11:50 a.m. (their flagship radio station is 1150 KTLK) and will end at midnight next Saturday.
If you're a season-ticket holder or already bought tickets at original (high) prices and find out that the people sitting next to you paid only $11.50, wouldn't you be slightly peeved?
Tickets can be purchased at LAKings.com, by calling 1-888-KINGS-LA, at the Staples Center box office and at Ticketmaster outlets. The minimum purchase is two tickets and the maximum is eight. No refunds or exchanges will be possible.
Any tickets on the 300 level that aren't sold during that 36-hour period will be sold for $11.50 through the end of January.
-- Helene Elliott LA TIMES
The Kings announced they will hold a 36-hour sale in which all tickets for their six January home games, including those seats available in the lower bowl, will be on sale for $11.50 each. The sale will begin Friday at 11:50 a.m. (their flagship radio station is 1150 KTLK) and will end at midnight next Saturday.
If you're a season-ticket holder or already bought tickets at original (high) prices and find out that the people sitting next to you paid only $11.50, wouldn't you be slightly peeved?
Tickets can be purchased at LAKings.com, by calling 1-888-KINGS-LA, at the Staples Center box office and at Ticketmaster outlets. The minimum purchase is two tickets and the maximum is eight. No refunds or exchanges will be possible.
Any tickets on the 300 level that aren't sold during that 36-hour period will be sold for $11.50 through the end of January.
-- Helene Elliott LA TIMES
Sure the Kings suck this year...but WOW!
I forsee big retraction of teams in the NHL next year.
Only the strong will survive...the league is overexpanded.
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...the league is overexpanded.
The Leafs can charge $11.50 to watch a game on TV if they wanted to.
The sizzle in the Steak
Elsewhere, there is the usual mix of success stories and tales of woe in the NHL.
Everything is rosy in Canada, where all six teams are selling out on a regular basis, which, of course, raises the question: Why aren't there more teams north of the border?
The Rangers and the Penguins are playing to capacity crowds in the East, and the Penguins have a waiting list of 2,000 fans hoping to find a seat when Pittsburgh finally gets its new arena in 2010.
Minnesota is playing to capacity, San Jose sells out most games and Detroit has rebounded after the team adjusted its ticket prices to match the sluggish economy. The Red Wings have sold out four of their first five home games.
That's the good news.
In Atlanta, they have experienced the three smallest crowds of the past four seasons. Attendance has dropped 15.7 per cent to 13,384.
The Islanders are on life support as owner Charles Wang tries to get a new arena to replace the Nassau Mausoleum, which is the oldest and smallest building in the NHL. The latest rumbling is that a frustrated Wang would be willing to sell to the right bidder or, if he gets desperate, to Jim Balsillie.
The Lightning and Devils are down, and Columbus, which sold out every game in the 2001-02 season, had only 10,424 fans attend a Monday night game against Anaheim. That was the smallest crowd for the Blue Jackets in the history of Nationwide Arena.
Cheaper seats have helped Dallas turn things around, but attendance has dropped considerably in Colorado, where the Avalanche once sold out 487 consecutive games. That streak is a memory.
Attendance is down 6 per cent in Los Angeles, where the Staples Centre is filled to 83.4 per cent of capacity. But my spies there tell me that - as is the case in many other arenas - the nightly attendance figures are inflated.
The only good news when you look at the struggling franchises in Long Island, Nashville, Florida, Atlanta and Columbus is that there is no shortage of teams that would look good down the line in Winnipeg, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo or Quebec City.
Everything is rosy in Canada, where all six teams are selling out on a regular basis, which, of course, raises the question: Why aren't there more teams north of the border?
The Rangers and the Penguins are playing to capacity crowds in the East, and the Penguins have a waiting list of 2,000 fans hoping to find a seat when Pittsburgh finally gets its new arena in 2010.
Minnesota is playing to capacity, San Jose sells out most games and Detroit has rebounded after the team adjusted its ticket prices to match the sluggish economy. The Red Wings have sold out four of their first five home games.
That's the good news.
In Atlanta, they have experienced the three smallest crowds of the past four seasons. Attendance has dropped 15.7 per cent to 13,384.
The Islanders are on life support as owner Charles Wang tries to get a new arena to replace the Nassau Mausoleum, which is the oldest and smallest building in the NHL. The latest rumbling is that a frustrated Wang would be willing to sell to the right bidder or, if he gets desperate, to Jim Balsillie.
The Lightning and Devils are down, and Columbus, which sold out every game in the 2001-02 season, had only 10,424 fans attend a Monday night game against Anaheim. That was the smallest crowd for the Blue Jackets in the history of Nationwide Arena.
Cheaper seats have helped Dallas turn things around, but attendance has dropped considerably in Colorado, where the Avalanche once sold out 487 consecutive games. That streak is a memory.
Attendance is down 6 per cent in Los Angeles, where the Staples Centre is filled to 83.4 per cent of capacity. But my spies there tell me that - as is the case in many other arenas - the nightly attendance figures are inflated.
The only good news when you look at the struggling franchises in Long Island, Nashville, Florida, Atlanta and Columbus is that there is no shortage of teams that would look good down the line in Winnipeg, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo or Quebec City.
Stay tuned....my $$ is on retraction....and the league on the whole will start to bleed red ink by this off season. The cap will remain as is.
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I know, I was just pointing out how dumb some Torontonians are.
Gary Bettman's stubbornness and failure to admit when he's wrong is killing the NHL right now. The man is a walking propaganda machine these days.
Stay tuned....my $$ is on retraction....and the league on the whole will start to bleed red ink by this off season. The cap will remain as is.
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I feel the need...
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Since the ACC, tickets are too hard to get and too much money. So I don't bother even trying.
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Ah, yeah -- my best friend moved to Toronto last year and gave me the scoop. Told me after he has more tenure and makes good with the boss, he'll try to finangle his way into the corporate suite. The Wings/Leafs play each other so rarely, I've never bothered with the ACC. Hopefully that is changing with the new scheduling.
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I used to go to the Gardens a few times a year because tickets were available and somewhat reasonable, even off scalpers. Although I usually came across a a free set once per season.
Since the ACC, tickets are too hard to get and too much money. So I don't bother even trying.
Since the ACC, tickets are too hard to get and too much money. So I don't bother even trying.